Girls just want to have fun in the sun with the puns

On a beautiful sunny June evening we met up and welcomed newbie Emma to the group and what a delight that turned out to be with lots of smiles and chatter with her new GG buddies. It was also great to see Anne back after her recent holiday and race successes ( Next time you see Paul ask him about the 10 k! )

Juggling her shifts it was lovely to see Ros again for the second week in a row together with Belinda fresh from her holiday and last but certainly not least Barbara who completed an all girl team this evening.

We set off on a delightful warm up run along the seafront stopping to admire the GG seafront flower bed which is looked particularly vibrant .

We arrived at Byron road homeless hostel where we were warmly welcomed back by Richard and Martin, our hosts for this evening.

Putting the magic into Monday

There were only a few basic tools available but the group wasted no time in getting stuck into the weeding and clearing of the paths . With rock solid beds there was a bit of relief with some help from a couple of watering cans to soften the ground .

30 short minutes later the beds were clear of weeds and the paths so much tidier. Can you beleaf it ?

We were treated with some mugs of water in appropriate pink mugs for our all girl team building experience and after a quick snap shot of the evening we headed off for our run back,

Sprint to the finish

After a maze of roads and a few wrong turns we ran through Marine Gardens seeing the beautiful bowling greens before arriving at the seafront .

The group were tasked with some sprint training between lamp posts with a jog /walk recovery in between. The view was stunning with blue skies and the pier getting closer with every lamp post but there were a lot of them !

There were some great efforts from all the team with Anne really powering through together with doubling back to add a bit of extra mileage. Ros and Emma were well matched with their gait and leg speed and Barbara really concentrated on her technique with progress starting to shine through since she joined GG a few short months ago.

Special mention to Belinda on her bike who spectacularly managed front and back marker together with being the official team coach with her motivational cheering ensuring there was no slacking amidst the girlie chatter!

Save the date

We finished with some much needed strength work. Push ups and tricep dips were mixed with some long holds and shaky muscles proving the need for more of this in the coming weeks!

We finished with some stretches and warm thanks all round. There was a special mention to Emma on an epic first task and run. Massive GG cheer coming your way and we hope to see you again soon.

Finally a few of us had a brief discussion about the date for our next social.

Can anyone make Monday July 9th for a fish n chip social to celebrate Paul and Barbara's birthdays that both fall in July?

Have a great week and see you next week for another manic Monday

Julia:)